The GutenKit WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not sanitise uploaded SVG files on all of the upload paths it enables, allowing users with the file upload capability, such as Author, to upload a malicious SVG and perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any user opening it, including administrators.

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Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-79
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:15:00 +0000

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Description The GutenKit WordPress plugin before 2.5.0 does not sanitise uploaded SVG files on all of the upload paths it enables, allowing users with the file upload capability, such as Author, to upload a malicious SVG and perform Stored Cross-Site Scripting attacks against any user opening it, including administrators.
Title GutenKit < 2.5.0 - Author+ Stored XSS via SVG Upload
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-20T09:38:35.372Z

Reserved: 2026-08-13T07:59:54.884Z

Link: CVE-2026-19697

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-08-20T09:36:23.181Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-20T06:17:07.927

Modified: 2026-08-20T10:16:40.970

Link: CVE-2026-19697

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